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Oct 12, 2006    |       6 comments

Credit Card Debt Update = $26,764

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Here’s the latest and greatest total on our credit card debt – $26,764. We were only able to reduce it by $231 so far this month, and that is due to paying the minimum amounts due. So far, no extra money has been put towards debt this month.

The way things are looking, no extra money will be sent out until late in the month. It also will be less than I am currently shooting for. A bit of a bummer, but October is just turning out to be a very expensive month for us.

As long as we do not have to use the credit cards, it’s still a small victory in my mind.

Oct 11, 2006    |       13 comments

SDI – Silverware Disappearance Investigation

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Back in May, I hit the jackpot. I found two sets of matching silverware for $5.00/each (normal price $40/each). They were the nicest sets of silverware we have ever owned. Fast forward to present day, 5 months later. I took inventory of what is left of my lovely silverware:

Dinner Knives: 7
Dinner Forks: 6
Salad Forks: 6
Teaspoons: 4
Soup Spoons: 6

All of the above had an original count of 8. Where did they they all go?

I’ve come up with the following theories:

1.) Swiper from Dora the Explorer jumped out of my son’s TV screen and decided that my silverware was his target for the day. I’m just waiting to catch the episode and make a positive ID on my spoons. “Swiper, no swiping!”

2.) They fell deep into the cavernous pit that is the spot in the couch between the cushions and the back of the couch. I haven’t looked in there recently…that is a scary…scary place to go.

3.) My son is starting early with “borrowing” things getting ready for living on his own. Yes, he’s only 4 but sometimes I wonder. He seemed very excited and said, “Oooh, look how nice” when I first put the silverware in our shopping cart.

Anyone else have any other theories?

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